Mercosur

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia takes over energy industry: Brazil and Spain alert

  Bolivia's Socialist president Evo Morales signed Monday a “supreme decree” giving the government “absolute control” over the country's huge hydrocarbons reserves and operations while the Army was sent to ensure control of wells and refineries.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peruvian candidate accused of receiving Venezuelan money

  Alan Garcia said Monday that his opponent in this month's Peruvian presidential runoff, ultra nationalist Ollanta Humala, is financed by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, another left-leaning former Army colonel and failed coup-plotter.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  OAS calls on country members to “cool”

  The Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza called Monday on country members to “abstain from acts that can further increase the atmosphere of tension” existent among some of them.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's dilemma: what to do with so much money

  With copper prices soaring and no limit in sight Chile faces an ironic situation since governments traditionally and historically are struggling to make ends meet.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru recalls Venezuela ambassador

  Peru recalled its ambassador from Venezuela on Saturday over what it called President Hugo Chavez's “persistent and flagrant interference” in its upcoming presidential elections.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela Reject U.S. Trade

  Bolivia's new left-leaning president signed a pact with Cuba and Venezuela on Saturday rejecting U.S.-backed free trade and promising a socialist version of regional commerce and cooperation.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexican lawmakers support U.S. immigration protest

  Mexican lawmakers issued a declaration of support for immigrant protests planned in the United States on Monday and said they will send a delegation to Los Angeles to show their solidarity.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Massive demonstration demands paper mill projects be scrapped

  Some 100,000 people on Sunday protested in Argentina against Uruguay's plans to build two paper mills along the Uruguay River, a project opponents say will pollute the waterway dividing the two countries, police said.

• Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile/ EU/UN Tierra del Fuego mine clearance plan

  Chile the European Union and the United Nations Development Program will be signing May 2 a cooperation agreement for the mine clearance in Tierra del Fuego

• Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez and Peru's Garcia in a fierce exchange

  President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he will withdraw Venezuela's ambassador to Peru if Alan Garcia wins next month's presidential election runoff.